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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is only a sophomore so I’m thinking way ahead and honestly sort of idly curious.  She loves theatre and dreams of going to college for acting.  I’m very sure that she’ll move past this stage and will not be a BFA theatre major!  
I do wonder, though, if anyone’s DC are going to college for such a “long shot (not to be dismissive or anything)”?  I don’t need any info to discourage her from taking that path, but I’m wondering who actually majors in those fields?  And where?

Thanks!
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I think the best advice would be to study acting but to also get a wide range of other theater, TV and film production (or marketing) skills.

Earning a living by acting IS possible (I’ve met at least five people who’ve done it), but it’s hard and takes some luck.

Earning a good living by doing makeup, set design, sound, etc. is much easier. The main obstacle is that someone trying to break in might need some help paying the bills for a year or two. But, on the flip side, people aiming for production or postproduction jobs don’t need to pay for grad school. If they can get good schools on their own, or in undergraduate school, that’s fine.

If someone truly loves performing, for its own sake, not the idea of production jobs, another possibility might be to treat a majoring in theater as a pre-law major.[/quote]

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